HC Deb 10 December 1986 vol 107 cc162-5W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give for each health authority the hospital out-patient waiting list in each health authority in 1978 and each succeeding year.

1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Clwyd 4,597 5,072 5,211 4,832 5,604 6,415 7,368 8,204 8,822
East Dyfed 4,285 4,757 5,154 4,899 3,896 5,087 5,476 6,170 5,648
Pembrokeshire 1,806 1,732 2,545 2,352 2,156
Gwent 10,542 8,924 7,756 8,318 8,278 8,849 11,142 12,124 11,359
Gwynedd 2,916 3,198 2,922 2,943 3,520 3,027 3,620 3,909 4,145
Mid Glamorgan 12,475 14,629 14,737 12,945 15,835 15,975 17,757 19,967 18,393
Powys 289 169 159 231 223 325 314 363 654
South Glamorgan 10,366 13,096 11,128 12,067 15,183 15,295 15,079 16,169 16,239
West Glamorgan 12,200 12,378 13,003 13,029 14,530 12,803 15,254 17,339 16,296
WALES 57,670 62,223 60,070 59,264 68,875 69,508 78,555 86,597 83,712

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set out the urgent hospital in-patient waiting list for each health authority, together with the number of urgent cases waiting more than one month, the percentage the latter represents of the former and their ranking in Wales by that percentage.

Urgent cases on hospital in-patient waiting lists
Total Number Number waiting for more than 1 month Number waiting for more than 1 month as a percentage of the total
East Dyfed 14
Powys
Gwynedd 22 5 22.7
Clwyd 256 91 35.5
West Glamorgan 647 411 63.5
South Glamorgan 1,300 913 70.2
Mid Glamorgan 412 301 73.1
Gwent 1,029 760 73.9
Pembrokeshire 456 388 85.1

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set out the non-urgent hospital in-patient waiting list for each health authority, together with the number of non-urgent cases waiting more than one year, the percentage the latter represents of the former and their ranking in Wales by that percentage.

Non-urgent cases on hospital in-patient waiting lists
Total Number Number waiting for more than 1 year Number waiting for more than 1 year as a per centage of total
Powys 46 2 4.3
Gwynedd 2,021 142 7.0
Clwyd 4,532 409 9.0
East Dyfed 2,179 220 10.1
West Glamorgan 4,453 469 10.5
Gwent 7,813 1,812 23.2
South Glamorgan 6,644 1,953 29.4
Mid Glamorgan 8,634 2,636 30.5
Pembrokeshire 1,991 1,121 56.3

Mr. Mark Robinson

The numbers of persons on hospital out-patient waiting lists at 30 June of each year since 1978 are given in the following table:

Mr. Mark Robinson

The latest available information relates to 31 March 1986, and is given in the following table:

Mr. Mark Robinson

The latest available information relates to 31st March 1986, and is given in the following table:

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will set out the total hospital in-patient waiting list for each health authority, the total population living in that area of that authority, the percentage the former represents of the latter and their ranking in Wales of that percentage.

Cases on hospital in-patient waiting lists Estimated population mid-1985 (thousands) Number of cases waiting per 1,000 population
Powys 70 111.4 0.6
Gwynedd 2,013 233.6 8.6
East Dyfed 2,101 226.6 9.3
Clwyd 4,872 397.9 12.2
West Glamorgan 4,955 364.1 13.6
Mid Glamorgan 9,090 533.9 17.0
Gwent 7,998 440.2 18.2
South Glamorgan 7,764 394.8 19.7
Pembrokeshire 2,794 109.3 25.6

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